Saturday, November 26, 2011

Phishing Scam Identity Theft News - Sat Nov 26, 2011


Phishing attacks hit Xbox LIVE users
TODAYonline
It added: "In this case, a number of Xbox LIVE members appear to have recently been victim of malicious 'phishingscams (ie online attempts to acquire personal data such as passwords, usernames and credit card details by purporting to be a legitimate ...
Facebook Hit by New Phishing Scam, Threatens to Delete Account in 24 Hours
International Business Times
By Kukil Bora: Subscribe to Kukil's RSS feed Popular social networking Web site Facebook has been targeted yet again by new phishing scam. According to security firm Sophos' Nake Security blog, Facebook users have been receiving phishing emails that ...

Phishing Scam Uses BBB's Good Name
KMGH Denver
It turns out, it's a scam and it went out to thousands of businesses nationwide. "Somehow, someone has gotten a hold of our database," said Dale Mingilton, president and CEO of the Denver-Boulder BBB. The email is what the BBB calls a "phishing scam...
Scam targets Kiwibank, ASB customers
Stuff.co.nz
Consumer Affairs Ministry spokesman Alastair Stewart said it was difficult to tell if phishing scamshad increased but the ministry was aware of a new form of scam in which victims were asked to fill in a survey from their "bank" and receive a small ...
Now The Sun claims 'Xbox fraud cover up'... But it's still old news
Computerandvideogames.com
Earlier this week, The Sun's front page boldly shouted of "Xbox cyber fraud" in a "crime exclusive", but ultimately pointed to phishing scams, which have been around for at least four years in the world of Xbox. Microsoft responded with a statement ...
Fake iTunes Gift Certificate Could Ruin Your Black Friday
PCWorld (blog)
As long as there have been email spam and phishing scams, attackers have used urgency as a tactic to make people act. Think twice (or three or four times) before you click on any link or open any file attachment on an email message that implores you to ...
CyberMonday Warnings for Consumers, Staff
BankInfoSecurity.com (blog)
Phishing scams are expected to flourish this holiday shopping season. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Boston just issued a warning about cyberscams we can expect to see aimed at consumers during CyberMonday online shopping. ...
New fraud challenges as economic pressures hit home
Stock Market Wire
... victim in order to obtain products or services in the victim¡¯s name (identity fraud), or facility takeover fraud (eg by taking over another person¡¯s account through computer hacking, phishing or the interception of a credit or debit card). ...

Phishing scam threatens to delete Facebook accounts in 24 hours ...
By Lisa Vaas
Facebook phishing emails are threatening to delete users' Facebook accounts unless the victims pass along their account details within 24 hours.

NewsFactor Network | Xbox Live Users Scammed in Phishing Attack
"In this case, a number of Xbox Live members appear to have recently been victim of malicious 'phishingscams." Microsoft's Response. News reports suggest ...
Phishing attack dealt a blow to Microsoft Xbox Live gamers ...
Microsoft has warned of gamers, so they were careful with unsolicited messages, after numerous Xbox Live customers were victims of a new phishing scams ...



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